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Transarterial embolization for management of severe postcoital bleeding
oleh: Armen Eskandari, Ashis Mukherjee, John McHugh
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Objectives: Postcoital bleeding is an uncommon cause of gynecologic hemorrhage; however, it can be severe in a majority of cases necessitating surgical management. Methods: We report a case of severe postcoital bleeding in a young woman requiring blood transfusion. Results: Hemostasis was achieved using subselective embolization of cervical artery by metallic coils. Conclusion: Our case demonstrates a minimally invasive treatment for control of non-obstetric hemorrhage.